Congress

I appreciate competitors who are knowledgeable enough to speak extemporaneously while addressing information and speakers who have already participated. Students should participate actively in the chamber's motions and show leadership even when not presiding. I also appreciate students who understand the role of various speeches in the course of the debate. Questions should lead to potential arguments.

LD

I tend to be fairly progressive and will listen to any arguments you run. I am fine with condo and collapsing. Identifying the winning framing is important and should be used to justify winning your offense on the flow. I don't mind LARPING or any other strategy you may make use of, provided you do it well and understand the arguments you are running. I am fine with speed and will want to be on the email chain. I prefer philosophical debates but don't mind whatever you want to throw at me.

Policy - see above

I am a tab judge and am open to hearing your positions. I will not advocate on the flow. I am open to collapse strats and prefer non-generic arguments that have a real link. I wish we would stop arguing end of world impacts but will vote on them

POLICY DEBATE:

I competed in Policy Debate in high school (grad. 2012) and competed at UIL State. I have been involved with Speech and Debate in varying capacities since then and have coached since 2022.

I value strategy, clash, and believe Policy Debate at its core is still a speaking event. Maintain clarity while speaking. I am slightly hard of hearing. I will likely be in the drop to keep up. If I feel you are unclear, I will "clear" you twice before I stop flowing.

I consider myself a Policy Maker judge. Solvency is my number one voter. I will entertain theory as long as you can do the leg work for me (I won't connect the dots for you) and it actually is impactful in terms of whether this policy should be passed.

I don’t love voting on Topicality because, for most of my career, it has been used largely as a timesuck argument. I will vote on T only if it applies very specifically. Carry your argument all the way through to get my vote on T. Do not run T and then 4 off that directly link in.

I prefer highly technical DAs and will be looking for all of the ingredients. One of my most important voting issues will be impact calc!

If you run a CP, tell me why I should prefer your plan. I’m looking for Net Benefits/Mutual Exclusivity for you to win. Spell out how you solve better.

At the end of the day, my decision will be largely based on solvency advocates, world comparison, and impact calc. Tell me why you should win! Good luck!

LD:

I competed in Policy Debate in high school (grad. 2012) and competed at UIL State. I have been involved with Speech and Debate in varying capacities since then and have coached since 2022.

I value strategy, clash, and believe Lincoln Douglas Debate at its core is still a speaking event. Maintain clarity while speaking. I am slightly hard of hearing. I will likely be in the drop to keep up. If I feel you are unclear, I will "clear" you twice before I stop flowing.

Because I am a policy debater by trade, I am accidentally a pretty progressive LD judge. I don't mind a CP. I want to know why I should prefer your value/VC. Do all of the leg work! At the end of the day, my decision will be largely based on world comparison, and impact calc. Tell me why you should win! Good luck!